Everyone Is Extremely Horny For Lord Asriel And His Fine Knitwear In ‘His Dark Materials’

His Dark Materials premiered last night, and frankly, everyone is gagging about the beautifully lush fantasy world, the strange and grim and wondrous tone, and the stellar performances.

It’s a gorgeous show, truly a product of the golden age of prestige television that we’re currently in, especially the huge fantasy adaptations.

But — that’s not everything that people are gagging about.

Lyra’s mysterious and brilliant uncle is the Lord Asriel, played perfectly by James McAvoy — he has just the right mixture of aggressive genius, and slightly tortured visionary to properly sell the role.

Also, he’s fucking hot. Honestly, this handsome science daddy can photograph me like one of his dust models. He can overthrow my magisterium. He can swaddle me up like a baby and abandon me at a university.

God damn. And I’m not alone in being horny for the magic father/uncle.

James McAvoy as Lord Asriel is a real thirst trap tho #HisDarkMaterials pic.twitter.com/LuMct0cq7l

— Poppy Rosenberg (@PoppyRosenberg) November 3, 2019

James McAvoy as Lord Asriel in His Dark Materials rt if you agree pic.twitter.com/BK4KkpkkGw

— ????? ⎊ (@sloppyhaders) November 3, 2019

my mind is a continous battle between “lord asriel bad” and “james mcavoy hot” pic.twitter.com/LXAeGqNhDa

— ☿ Susan / Shay. (@ApplepieNinja) November 3, 2019

Lord Asriel surely can’t just be a explorer when he looks like THAT. He must be doing magazine photoshoots during the daytime ? #HisDarkMaterials pic.twitter.com/Z9J9vw6hIS

— Nirat (@NiratAnop) November 5, 2019

All of us then : Were going to get an in-depth detailed adaptation of His Dark Materials! All of the world building! The politics! The religion! The struggle between! Lyra!! EVERYTHING!!!!

All of us now : Damn, James McAvoy has no business being this hot as Lord Asriel???

— mez ?? (@mezjennifer) November 3, 2019

We Goof around about it but I'd give Lord Asriel my money after that presentation can you imagine?? Saying no?? I'd give him my kidney if he said it's for academic freedom and Looked like that. pic.twitter.com/8qoY43iOsT

— Marita Arvaniti (@excaliburedpan) November 4, 2019

You can't tell me that you did not have dirty thoughts. #LordAsriel #HisDarkMaterials #JamesMcAvoy pic.twitter.com/CjO11zhouz

— ???????✨????? ????? ?????? (@McAvoysHader) November 4, 2019

But there’s two choices that’s been made for his interpretation of the character that have people specifically going off.

His wide range of beautiful knitwear is the first. Honestly, I would die for a man in a nice jum-jum. Let’s put this baby in a turtleneck and then watch me expire from the combo of hotness and comfort.

Fuck me. #JamesMcAvoy in a ribbed jumper and as Lord Asriel? I am DEAD. I was so nervous going into seeing an adaption of my fave book but oh wow. This is good, this is really good. #HisDarkMaterials pic.twitter.com/43bYvZP9Yk

— Kim Burrows (@KimLBurrows) November 3, 2019

And the other thing? Why it’s only the sexy streak of grey in his hair, reminiscent of nothing more than The Nanny’s Mr Sheffield. Fran Fine is losing her shit! CC Babcock is burying herself in a shallow grave.

Oh no James McAvoy’s Lord Asriel has a silver streak in his hair in HIS DARK MATERIALS, my personal kryptonite pic.twitter.com/tBeItGuCGb

— Michelle Jaworski (@michejaw) November 5, 2019

#HisDarkMaterials
Lord Asriel is a stone cold fox with weird intimacy issues. But a solid fisherman jumper/aviator jacket game.

— Natasha S. Chowdory (@InfoPro_Tasha) November 4, 2019

Also, people are making fun of his obsession with “dust” and it’s very funny. Nice to take a break from being horny!

My mum Lord Asriel
?

Kicking off because there’s loads of dust

— Alex Collinson (@Alex__Collinson) November 4, 2019

no one:

not a single soul:

Lord Asriel:#HisDarkMaterials pic.twitter.com/7wknkGEGLz

— Krojacica Sudbine (@MonaLisa_1797) November 3, 2019

His Dark Materials is currently streaming on Foxtel Now.